Triple Board Program
The UT Southwestern Triple Board Program trains diverse physician leaders and prepares them to treat and advocate for the most complex child and adolescent patients with co-occurring and intertwined physical and mental health problems.
Triple board training provides synergistic training experiences that reinforce general principles and allow residents to work within multiple systems (learn more about triple board training).
Our rich and diverse patient population and myriad of sub-specialty programming affords residents experience in caring for unique patient populations in hospital-based and community settings and prepares them to manage even the most challenging cases.
Our program accepts 4 residents each year.
The residency includes:
- 2 years of pediatrics
- 18 months of general psychiatry
- 18 months of child and adolescent psychiatry
Graduates of the Triple Board Program are board-eligible in all three disciplines and are prepared to practice in any one of them.
The training experiences enable graduates to provide complex care in integrated and collaborative care settings across the lifespan.
The first two years of the Triple Board Program focus on the development of pediatric skills and allow for full integration with the cohort of pediatric residents.
Core Rotations -- Innovative X+Y Schedule
Core rotations are designed to provide a sound foundation in general pediatrics. At one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the country, residents are exposed to a wide spectrum of illness encountered in a variety of settings, including: ambulatory clinics, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, our Level 1 Trauma Emergency Department, numerous general pediatrics and subspecialty inpatient floors for subspecialty elective rotations, our level I Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Parkland’s Newborn Nursery, and Parkland’s Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Below is a sample schedule for PGY-1 and PGY-2.
Postgraduate Year 1
- Inpatient Pediatrics
- Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care
- Adolescent + Clinic
- Term Newborn Nursery
- Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
- Subspecialty Selective
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Postgraduate Year 2
- Inpatient Pediatrics
- Subspecialty Elective
- Ambulatory Peds + Clinic
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care
Weekly Schedule Example: 2-Week Orange Block (Ambulatory Care + Clinic)
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Ambulatory Care, Didactics | Ambulatory Care | Continuity Clinic | Ambulatory Care | Academic Half Day |
| Continuity Clinic | Continuity Clinic | Ambulatory Care | Ambulatory Care | Continuity Clinic |
Locations: Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Parkland Hospital
- Inpatient Psychiatry Units at Parkland, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University Hospital
- Dallas County Jail (Forensic Psychiatry)
- Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at Parkland
- Parkland Emergency Psychiatry
- Neurology at Parkland
- Geriatric Psychiatry at the VA
- Addiction Psychiatry at the VA
- Community Psychiatry at Metrocare Services
- Half-Day Continuity Clinic throughout the year in Pediatrics at Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Locations: Parkland Hospital, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, Metrocare Services, Children’s Medical Center Dallas
During Postgraduate Year 4, Triple Board residents rotate in a child and adolescent psychiatry continuity clinic while continuing adult psychiatry training with longitudinal outpatient psychiatry. They begin training in child and adolescent psychiatry rotations alongside the new cohort of child and adolescent psychiatry fellows.
- Longitudinal Adult Psychiatry Outpatient at Parkland
- Day Treatment at Children’s Medical Center Dallas
- Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at Children’s Medical Center Dallas
- Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatry at Terrell State Hospital
- Inpatient Psychiatry at Center for Eating Disorders at Children’s Medical Center Plano
- Half-Day Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Continuity Clinic
Locations: Center for Eating Disorders at Children’s Medical Center Plano, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Terrell State Hospital, Parkland Hospital
The fifth year continues longitudinal outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry clinic and the program trainees have exposure to other specialized outpatient clinics, school consultation, forensics, addiction, and pediatric neurology.
- Longitudinal Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic at Children's Health
- Outpatient Community Psychiatry
- Suicide Prevention and Resilience at Children’s Intensive Outpatient Programming
- Pediatric Neurology
- The UT Southwestern and Children’s Health Center for Autism Care
- Health Care for Children in Foster Care
- Teen Recovery Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment
- School Consultation at St. Anthony School
- Forensic Psychiatry at Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center
Locations: Children’s Medical Center Dallas, St. Anthony School, Metrocare Services, Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center
Aisha S. Khan, M.D.
"My interest for the Triple Board Program stems from my passion for the interplay between medical and psychiatric diagnoses. I was drawn to the idea of providing holistic, comprehensive care for children in my community with increasing medical complexity. Through this program, I have cultivated a skill set that empowers me to not only diagnose and treat physical conditions but also to address the psychological and emotional aspects that influence a child's well-being. By obtaining general psychiatry training, I can appreciate the long-term impact of childhood trauma and the importance of early intervention in changing health trajectories. With the unique training opportunities provided by UT Southwestern, I am fortunate to follow my passion for trauma-focused care within the Continuity Clinic of the Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence. I love seeing the tremendous growth and resilience our patients embody over the course of our time together. These unique experiences allow me to provide the best possible care to young patients and their families, fostering both their physical and mental health throughout pivotal stages of development."
